Business Insurance for Mass Media Companies

Mass Media Firms Face Unique Risks

The Mass Media industry is evolving rapidly as information is disseminated in new and innovative ways every day. Businesses in this dynamic and growing industry face unique and ever-changing risks. The Hartford offers a broad array of insurance solutions that businesses in television broadcasting, publishing and printing, radio broadcasting, media distribution, movie, film and video production and other areas within the sphere of mass media can tailor to address the unique risks facing their particular operation.

A General Liability Choice® policy from The Hartford covers bodily injury or property damage liability. This includes protection for operations that are taking place both on and off-site.

This is extremely important to companies in the media industry that conduct most of their business and operations on location or away from their home office.

Additionally, General Liability Choice coverage from The Hartford provides automatic additional insured and waiver of subrogation clauses, which may be required by vendors. This reduces the need for adding additional endorsements and automatically covers employees as defined in the policy. Our general liability coverage can easily be added to other policies with The Hartford as needed.

The Hartford offers U.S. domiciled companies a spectrum of coverage that goes far and wide. Whether you need to cover employees traveling abroad or a whole overseas enterprise, The Hartford can offer the right package of protection with options ranging from The Hartford Passport Package to The Hartford’s Controlled Master Policy (CMP) with local multinational policies – in one coordinated insurance program.

Directors, Officers and Entity Liability Coverage (D&O) – helps protect mass media businesses, their directors, officers and management team against loss that arises out of the day-to-day decision making operations and management of the company.

Employment Practices Liability Coverage (EPL) – helps protect mass media businesses from damages and defense costs that arise out of employment-related disputes, including but not limited to alleged discrimination, sexual harassment, violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act, refusal to hire and wrongful termination or discipline.

The Hartford is a leading provider of Workers’ Compensation Insurance. Our XactPAY® program for workers’ compensation offers pay-as-you-go premium payments based on actual monthly payroll figures. With XactPAY, businesses often find they are better able to manage cash flow fluctuations and minimize audit adjustments. Further advantages of our XactPAY program are that it eliminates the large premium down payment and monthly billing or finance fee that typically accompanies standard workers’ compensation insurance plans. Best of all, this is offered at no extra cost.

Most media businesses rely on one or more mobile vehicles to assist with business operations. These operations can include driving cinematographers to a location for a shoot, transporting media equipment such as microphones, studio lights and cameras, or simply driving to meet with talent or a client.

The Hartford’s commercial auto coverage helps protect the vehicles that a business owns, leases, rents or borrows – on the road and off. At no additional cost, commercial auto insurance helps cover electronic equipment in vehicles, as well as lease and loan gaps. In addition, The Hartford provides a wide range of specialized services designed to help businesses improve their drivers’ safety.

Marine insurance helps protect mass media businesses that operate domestically and internationally. Whether transporting over the ocean or inland, marine coverage from The Hartford can help cover expensive broadcasting and communications equipment when it is transported to offsite locations.

Mass media businesses handle highly valuable and sensitive data about customers, clients and business finances. This could include private information such as credit card and Social Security numbers or personal and intimate images and information that individuals would not want to have made public. The Hartford’s data breach coverage can be added to our General Liability Choice policy or it can be purchased as a separate, standalone cyber liability policy.

In the event of a breach where personally identifiable information is lost or stolen, this coverage helps pay the costs of notifying impacted individuals, managing public relations, good faith advertising, and more. Additionally, coverage includes access to professionals who can provide guidance on data breach prevention best practices, regulatory compliance, and methods for handling a breach crisis if one occurs. In most states, coverage is also available for defense and liability expenses in the event you're sued because of a breach.

The Hartford’s innovative Risk Engineering team strives to help companies run safer and ultimately more profitable businesses with loss control services that include risk exposure evaluations, consultations, and recommendations for improving businesses’ safety and security. We can work directly with mass media companies to ensure work environments are safe, employees are trained for emergencies and all safety equipment is up-to-date.

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Certain coverages vary by state and may not be available to all businesses. All Hartford coverages and services described on this page may be offered by one or more of the property and casualty insurance company subsidiaries of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. In TX, this insurance is written by Sentinel Insurance Company, Ltd., Hartford Casualty Insurance Company, Hartford Lloyd’s Insurance Company, Property and Casualty Insurance Company of Hartford, Hartford Underwriters Insurance Company, Twin City Fire Insurance Company, Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company and Hartford Fire Insurance Company. In CA by Sentinel Insurance Company, Ltd. (CA license # 8701) and its property and casualty insurance company affiliates, One Hartford Plaza, Hartford, CT 06155.

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